Good things may not necessarily come to everyone who waits, but American users looking to grab an HTC HD2 sure will. Released in Europe and Asia back in November of last year, it did seem odd that the US was at the rear end of the handset's rollout schedule. Now we know why: they're getting a better version of the best Windows Mobile phone currently around.
According to the smartphone's official page (link below), the T-Mobile USA version will come with 576MB of RAM and 1GB of ROM. That's a serious upgrade from the 448MB of RAM and 512MB of ROM on the previously-released variants. It will also get a 16GB card preloaded, compared to the default 2GB on the lowly European and Asian versions.
Apart from memory, the rest of the HTC HD2 will remain unchanged. To recap the specs, the handset features a 4.3-inch touchscreen (800 x 480 resolution), aGPS, a 5.0 megapixel camera module and high-speed connectivity (both HSDPA and Wi-Fi). The US version will also come with Windows Mobile 6.5 pre-installed.
Now, why is memory such an issue? Because the Windows Marketplace insists on installing apps on internal storage. That means, the bigger your memory, the more apps you can cram into the phone. More importantly, though, Windows Mobile 7 will require 1GB of ROM - a spec HD2s in other regions won't be sufficiently qualified for.
The HTC HD2 will debut in T-Mobile USA's roster beginning early Spring. Pricing isn't known yet. Given the tendency for smartphones to use the iPhone as the bar, though, expect it at around $200 with a two-year tie-in.
[HTC via WM Power User]
T-Mobile Getting A Better, WM7-Ready HTC HD2unratednoel2010-01-25 14:21:19
NewsT-Mobile Getting A Better, WM7-Ready HTC HD2
Motorola has been ramping up their entry into the Android scene, with a number of devices planned within the immediate future. The Motorola Morrison represents their first effort on that end and, while it's not yet official, has certainly been making the news.
Rumored for a US release from T-Mobile by October 21, the Morrison had its specs detailed today via a tipster for mobile site Android and Me. Based on the listing, the phone offers a good range of specs that feature some amount of advantages over HTC's current range of Android handsets.
Operating hardware consists of a 528MHz Qualcomm MSM7201A CPU, 256MB of RAM and a 512MB ROM. Connectivity range consists of GSM 850/900/1800/1900, WCDMA 900/(1700 or 1900)/2100, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth with EDR.
Details include a 320 x 480 display panel (with 3-axis, four-way accelerometer support), 5.0 megapixel optics (with autofocus and geotagging), integrated GPS and magnetometer, a 3.5mm headphone jack and microSDHC card expansion (up to 32GB). It will come with full email support, including POP3, IMAP4 and MS Exchange ActiveSync.
Apart from the Morrison, the company is also expected to debut a second Android phone for the US market. Called the Motorola Sholes, it will be the first phone to feature Android 2.0, with tentative release date scheduled before Christmas.
[via Android And Me]
Motorola Morrison, The Company's First Android Phone, Gets Detailedunratednoel2009-08-10 14:28:26
NewsMotorola Morrison, The Company's First Android Phone, Gets Detailed
Samsung recently announced the upcoming release of two new mid-range cell phones. The duo consists of the Samsung Comeback and the Samsung Gravity 2, both of them messaging devices geared towards similar younger audiences.
The Comeback is easily the more notable of the two, sporting a side-hinged clamshell form factor that flips open to reveal a large display and a QWERTY panel. It comes with the standard set of messaging options, along with IM and email (AOL, Yahoo, and Gmail).
Details of the new phone includes dual displays, 3G support, stereo Bluetooth, aGPS (with a trial version of Telnav pre-loaded), a 2.0 megapixel camera module with multi-shot and microSDHC support (up to 16GB). It's due out today, in pearl white plum or frost silver cherry, with a list price of $129.99 on a two-year contract.
The Gravity 2, on the other hand, is Samsung's slimmer follow-up to last year's Gravity. It boasts a slicker and lighter design, while keeping the same side-sliding QWERTY panel form factor.
Specs of the new phone includes 2.0 megapixel optics, 3G connectivity, Bluetooth 2.1, microSDHC slot (up to 16GB) and a full set of messaging features. The phone will come in two colors, berry mauve and metallic pumpkin, and will be due for availability beginning August.
Via Crave
T-Mobile Intros Two New Samsung Messaging Phones, Comeback And Gravity 2unratednoel2009-07-22 13:01:20
NewsT-Mobile Intros Two New Samsung Messaging Phones, Comeback And Gravity 2
Within two months of the launch of both the Palm Pre and the iPhone 3G S in the US, another smartphone is set to hit the streets to spice up the competition. Courtesy of T-Mobile, US customers will soon get a crack at a second Android phone, the MyTouch 3G.
Also known as the Google Ion and HTC Magic, the MyTouch3G ditches the physical keyboard of its predecessor (the T-Mobile G1), allowing it to sport a slimmer and lighter profile. It will come bundled with a bevy of Google services (e.g. Search By Voice, Maps with Street View, one-click uploads to YouTube and Picasa), along with offering plenty of personalization via the Sherpa app, which T-Mobile claims is "at the heart of myTouch". Sherpa is an app that bundles a recommendation engine along with behavior recognition, location-relevant suggestions and social discovery.
As we've noted in our previous coverage of the HTC Magic, the MyTouch3G will differ from other versions in the fact that it sports a 3.2 megapixel camera (compared to 2.0 megapixels for other versions). Specs of the device include a 3.2-inch haptics-enabled touchscreen display (320 x 480 resolution), a built-in GPS tuner, Wi-Fi, HSPA and a bundled 4GB SD card.
The T-Mobile MyTouch 3G will be available in three colors (white, black and merlot) to new customers beginning August. Current subscribers can pre-order it beginning July 8, with an earlier shipping date sometime in the same month. Price is $199.99 with a two-year contract agreement.
We will also be working on finding best no contract deals on unlocked MyTouch 3G handsets for you.
Photo Credit: Unwired View
T-Mobile's Second Android Handset, MyTouch 3G Officially Announcedunratednoel2009-06-22 17:32:33
NewsT-Mobile's Second Android Handset, MyTouch 3G Officially Announced
HTC's Blackberry-like Snap, which uncharacteristically sports a front-mounted QWERTY keypad, has formally been snagged for the US market by T-Mobile. It will henceforth be known as the T-Mobile Dash 3G and will be coming to message-heavy business users beginning July.
Clad in slim lines and a glossy-black finish with red accents, the Dash 3G is as far from the familiar aesthetics of an HTC phone as you can imagine. Apart from the full-QWERTY keys on the face, it rocks a non-touchscreen 2.4-inch display (320 x 240 resolution) and a trackball pointer for navigation.
Handset specs include aGPS, Wi-Fi b/g, Bluetooth, a 2.0 megapixel camera (with video capabilities), microSD slot and high-speed 3G. Designed for business use, it comes with support for multiple emails, MS Outlook sychronization and a suite of productivity applications. Doubling as a multimedia handheld, it will come with standard HTC support for a wide variety of audio (AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR, AWB, QCP, MP3, WMA, WAV, MIDI) and video files (WMV, ASF, MP4, 3GP, 3G2, M4V, AVI). Battery is rated at 8.5 hours GSM talktime and 5 hours for data.
While it's originally been said to feature HTC's "Inner Circle" email management, the key that's supposed to call the function up no longer seems to be on the set of controls. There's no word about it on the press release either. The yet-unpriced T-Mobile 3G dash will be the company's first 3G-capable Windows Mobile phone in the US.
Photo Credit: Slashgear
HTC Snap Comes To US Market As The T-Mobile Dash 3Gunratednoel2009-06-18 09:03:26
NewsHTC Snap Comes To US Market As The T-Mobile Dash 3G
